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"This, I think, shows the outlandish power developers have over this board."Chatham County Commissioner Patrick Barnes after he was told by county staff and commissioners' chair Bunkey Morgan that he should recuse himself from a vote on whether The Homestead, a development planned on Jordan Lake, could increase its size by 50 acres. The reason: Barnes campaigned in favor of protecting Jordan Lake. The measure passed 4-0 --with Barnes abstaining.